Results – Kolkata

At the request of Tr. Patrick Quinn, b g CEE FOUR a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of 30th September, 2011 and found to have developed painful swelling on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. IMPERIAL DELIGHT (Suraj Narredu) was fractious while being stalled. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal when questioned regarding the improved performance of his charge b g ACCARDO as compared to its previous run in Race No. 104 run on 21st September, 2011 where it finished unplaced, stated that Race 104 was after a gap of approximately seven months and since then his charge had made some progress. He further opined that today’s improved performance was enhanced due to the unlucky run of his competitor and course favourite IMPERIAL DELIGHT but for which his charge would have placed 2nd. The Stipendiary Stewards noted his explanations.

b g RISE ABOVE ALL was fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. b c ALPINE COUNT (M Mark) planted and took no practical part in the race. The Starting Stall Certificate of the colt has been revoked by the Starter. CATCHPHRASE (Shailesh Shinde), HOLYHEAD (Md Imran) and MELODY BELLE (Suraj Narredu) were slow to begin. BLUE MOUNTAIN (Deep Shanker) was slow to begin slowing approximately two lengths at the start.

AAMAR KAKU (S Domingo) was slow to begin losing approximately three lengths at the start and thereafter ran detached from the field. In view of its performance Tr. Javed Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. Approaching the 600 metres AXIOLOGY (Vinay Jaiswal) attempting to make progress between ABRONIA (Shailesh Shinde) and KING’S DESIRE (App Mohit Singh) was squeezed for room. Jockey N S Parmer, the rider of MUST BE MAGIC, reported that he lost his whip approaching the final 300 metres of the race.

CLEAR MANDATE (Shailesh Shinde) jumped awkwardly from the gates. Jockey Md. Islam, the rider of SAMARKHAND, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount (1st offence). An enquiry has been opened into the excessive use of the whip (3rd offence) by App Mohit Singh on his mount REGAL CLASSIC. The result of the enquiry will be announced later. An enquiry has been opened into the improved performance of ch g SAMARKHAND, trained by Mr. Patrick Quinn. The result of the enquiry will be announced later.

Approaching the 800 metres SECRECY (Suraj Narredu) was eased by its jockey when momentarily squeezed for room due to a tightly packed field.

MAGICAL STAR (App Mohit Singh) was slow to begin. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor when afforded an opportunity to explain the poor performance of her charge ch f SONGSTRESS (Shailesh Shinde) in this race as compared to its previous run on 24th September, 2011, stated that while she could give no plausible explanation for the performance, informed that she had instructed the jockey to take the filly on a start to finish mission and on her questioning, the jockey stated that in spite of his best efforts he was unable to lead the field at any stage. Jockey Shailesh Shinde when questioned corroborated the instructions and his statement of the filly’s performance to the trainer. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was advised to keep the filly under observation and report ailment, if any.